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All it took was a top Brazilian club soccer team such as Cruzeiro to come to South Florida to peak South American soccer fans interest. The Fort Lauderdale Strikers announced the release of northstand sideline tickets after the southside reserve seating sold out for Sunday's soccer match between the Strikers and Cruzeiro at Lockhart Stadium at 7:30 p.m. Tickets for the northstand sideline area are $30 in advance and $35 on game day. Discounts are...

FORT LAUDERDALE — This was almost too hard to watch. The Fort Lauderdale Strikers, even with a man advantage for the final 27 minutes, looked as anemic on offense as they have all season. That's hard to do considering they've scored the second fewest goals during the NASL season. That's how the season has gone. The Strikers were defeated by the Atlanta Silverbacks 1-0 on a penalty kick in stoppage time by Richie Menjivar before 4,463 fans at Lockhart Stadium on Saturday.

FORT LAUDERDALE — Nine games into the first half of the NASL season the Fort Lauderdale Strikers never figured they'd be sitting in last place and playing the role as spoiler. But that's exactly the scenario when they'll host the Atlanta Silverbacks at Lockhart Stadium on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. Pinpointing what's gone wrong with the Strikers season has been difficult. "That's a tough question to answer," Strikers defender Toni Stahl said. "I don't know what's wrong. I guess we haven't found the fire, because we are still looking for it. " The Strikers (2-5-2)

The Fort Lauderdale Strikers scoring woes have been a huge contributor to their dismal start to the 2013 North American Soccer League season. Looking for a boost to the front line, the Strikers acquired Jahbari Willis from the Atlanta Silverbacks in exchange for disgruntled forward Andy Herron. "Jahbari is a big forward who will help us score goals," Strikers coach Daryl Shore said. "When he came into the game against us in Atlanta, he was a handful. " Oddly enough the trade comes two days before the Strikers host Atlanta at Lockhart Stadium on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. Willis, who played at Florida International University, is a 6-foot-3 forward with two assists in 11 appearances with Atlanta this season.

International soccer star and Armani model David Beckham is looking to spice up the South Florida soccer market. The former England captain, who is married to former Spice Girl Victoria Adams (Posh Spice), has been spotted around the region in hopes of using his star power to bring Major League Soccer back after a 12-year hiatus. Perhaps what has attracted Beckham to South Florida is the region's resurgence in fan interest in the sport. In 2011, Sun Life Stadium drew 70,080 fans for the Barcelona-Chivas De Guadalajara match, the largest crowd for a soccer game in Florida history.

FORT LAUDERDALE - This was as close to unbelievable as it could have been. But these are the Fort Lauderdale Strikers. They can't seem to string back-to-back victories when the opportunity presents itself. The Strikers had achance against the Carolina RailHawks on Saturday at Lockhart Stadium. Instead a goal in the 81st minute by Carolina forward Brian Shriver negated a Strikers victory as the game finished with a 1-1 draw. Though the Strikers (2-4-2, 11 points) failed to snap the 37-consecutive game streak without back-to-back victories dating back to Sept.

FORT LAUDERDALE — Coming off Sunday's victory over FC Edmonton, the Fort Lauderdale Strikers feel confident the season has begun to turn in their favor. The Strikers (2-4-1) next challenge is stringing together back-to-back wins, something they haven't done in 37 consecutive regular-season games. They'll have a chance to snap that streak Saturday at 7:30 p.m. when they host the Carolina RailHawks at Lockhart Stadium. If the Strikers want to change their fortunes, they need to find ways to score.

FORT LAUDERDALE - This was an opportunity the Fort Lauderdale Strikers had hoped for. Play a team from Major League Soccer, such as FC Dallas in a third round U.S. Open Cup match on Tuesday, and be competitive. Maybe even a victory if the cards fell into place. For the most part the Strikers proved they could play with the top team in MLS, but still they found themselves on the short end of the score losing 2-0 at Lockhart Stadium on Tuesday A Blas Perez goal in the 54 t h minute, on a feed from Fabian Castillo, proved to be enough to defeat a stubborn Strikers side.

It's been 12 years since a team from Major League Soccer dug their cleats into the Lockhart Stadium turf. That long wait ends Tuesday when FC Dallas visits the Fort Lauderdale Strikers in the third round of the 2013 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup at 7:30 p.m. Dallas leads the Western Conference of MLS. The winner will play FC Tucson (PDL) or Houston Dynamo (MLS) in a fourth round game Tickets are available through http://www.strikers.com , by phone at 954-606-0400, and at the Lockhart Stadium on the day of the event

FORT LAUDERDALE - The Fort Lauderdale Strikers just needed to show some vigor. Toni Stahl's goal gave the Strikers a 2-1 (7-6 in penalty kicks) victory over Laredo Heat in a Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup match at Lockhart Stadium on Tuesday Matt Glaeser stopped consecutive shots from Genaro Hernandez and Gregory Mulamba to give Stahl the opportunity to win it. Stahl calmly placed his shot inside the left post for the goal The Strikers will host a third round match against FC Dallas of Major League Soccer on Tuesday at 7:30 After a first half of unattractive soccer, midfielder Mark Anderson gave the Strikers a breath of life.